Where I have spoken
“Communicating with Story”
Association of University Real Estate Officials (AUREO)
Anchorage, AK · September 2026
“Storytelling for Resilient Communities: Through Good Times and Bad”
Alaska Native Values in Modern Governance
Anchorage, AK · November 2025
“ANC’s role in shaping policy”
University of Alaska Anchorage, Alaska Native Politics
Anchorage, AK · October 2025
“Storytelling with your iPhone”
Co-presenter with Mark Trahant. Youth and Elders Conference
Anchorage, AK · October 2024
“Storytelling for Community Success”
Alaska Native Values in Modern Governance: A Gathering
Anchorage, AK · September 2023
“Alaska Business Forum: Opportunities and Challenges facing Native Corporations”
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber: Alaska Business Forum
Seattle, WA · November 2019
“Optimizing Board and Shareholder Communications”
12th Annual Director and Council Member Training Course, IADE & ITCT
Anchorage, AK · March 2019
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“Marketing and Promotion of Native American businesses”
World Affairs Council: round table discussion with a delegation of Maori business leaders
Bellevue, WA · March 2014
“Entrepreneurship & Small Business Development”
World Affairs Council: Latin American Small Business Development Delegation
Bellevue, WA · June 2013
“Social Media”
Panel discussion. Tribal Summit Group / C-Store Conference, hosted by the Chehalis Tribe
Chehalis, WA · January 25, 2013
“Media Tool Kit”
Communications, social media, dealing with the press and shareholder relations. Alaska Native Village CEO Association, annual meeting
2012
“Partnering in Indian Country: What Native Entities Should Be Doing and What They Could Be Doing”
Native American & Veteran Small Business Conference & Tradeshow
Tulalip, WA · September 2012
“How to make digital media work for you”
Northwest Native American Chamber Business Showcase: The Real Social Network
Olympia, WA · July 2012
“Social Media & Entertainment”
Loyola Marymount University, MBA social media class
Los Angeles, CA · September 2011
“Branding, Marketing, Mobile Apps”
RES 2011, Reservation Economic Summit & American Indian Business Trade Fair
Las Vegas, NV · March 15, 2011
“Introduction to Social Media Workshop”
Seattle Chapter of Central Council Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska
Seattle, WA · January 2011
“Internet Entrepreneurship”
King Career Center
Anchorage, AK · November 2010
“Traditional PR and Social Media”
ONABEN’s Trading at the River
Seattle, WA · May 10, 2010
“The Power of Social Media”
RES 2010, Reservation Economic Summit & American Indian Business Trade Fair
Las Vegas, NV · February 24, 2010
“Indigenous Film: Embracing a Modern Form of Storytelling”
Sharing Our Knowledge: 2008 Clan Conference
Juneau, AK · 2008
Topics
Be the Mentor, not the Hero
When it comes to storytelling, conflicts are opportunities. Your gut instinct is to avoid them and then put them behind you, but without them you don’t have a story.
Communicating at the intersection of Native culture and business
Thirty years between two worlds: what Indigenous governance can teach corporate leadership about time, obligation and legitimacy.
Booking or program inquiries
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